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Pleads guilty to sex crime, man jailed

A 23-year-old Six Nations man, who pleaded guilty to a sex crime, has been sentenced to jail.

Kaalan Alexander Turner, also known as Kaalan Smith-Turner, was charged last year with luring a child for sexual purposes and attempting to arrange a sexual offence against a young person. The charge of luring was withdrawn and Turner pleaded guilty to attempting to arrange a sexual offence.

According to that charge, Turner made an arrangement with three others to target a girl for child pornography.

In sentencing Turner earlier this month, Justice Kevin Sherwood credited the man with having already served nearly two months in jail and ordered him to serve a further 10 months.

After his release, Turner will be on probation for three years.

He also must provide a sample of his DNA for the national offenders registry and will be on the sexual offenders registry for life.

He has a five-year ban that governs his involvement and proximity to young people.

Sherwood recommended Turner serve his sentence at the Ontario Correctional Institute in Brampton.

Guilty of robbery

A Brantford man who participated in a home invasion style robbery last August was sentenced earlier this month to jail.

Jordan McLeod McNeil, 23, and two other men broke into a Marlborough Street home on Aug. 20, around 9 p.m.

A 56-year-old man told police he had been watching TV when he heard someone come in through his unlocked front door. He found three men in the house, trying to cover their faces.

The men demanded money and marijuana, punched the victim in the face and knocked him to the floor. Money and a small amount of marijuana were taken from the victim's pockets.

The three men ran away but the victim recognized one man.

The following day, a police officer on a routine patrol saw McNeil, knew he was wanted for the robbery and arrested him.

In court, McNeil pleaded guilty to robbery, unlawful entry and a Nov. 2 charge of failing to comply with his bail conditions.

Justice Gethin Edward credited McNeil with having served two months in jail before his trial and ordered that he serve a further 10 months in custody.

McNeil must pay back $150 he stole.

He will remain on probation for a year and submit a sample of his DNA to the national offenders registry.

He also must pay $400 in victim surcharge fines.

Guilty of assault

A man who used a mini-baseball bat to assault an Elgin Street woman last November got credit for serving 81 days in custody before his trial.

Nolan John Daniel Winterburn must serve a further nine days in after he pleaded guilty earlier this month to assault with a weapon and a second assault that took place Sept. 30. He also pleaded guilty to failing to comply with his bail conditions.

He will be on probation for 18 months after his release.

Justice Robert Gee ordered Winterburn not to own or use weapons for five years. He also must submit a sample of his DNA to the national offenders registry.

Winterburn received a suspended sentence on the Sept. 30 assault, which means he won't have to spend further time in jail unless he breaches the court-ordered conditions.